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Andrew Lloyd Webber and ‘immortal’ Bordeaux lead auction scene

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June 2026

Celebrated composer and musical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber has auctioned wine cellar treasures via Christie's in London, raising £517,910 for musical instruments and tuition in schools.

- CHRIS MERCER

Andrew Lloyd Webber and ‘immortal’ Bordeaux lead auction scene

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Every lot sold, with a bottle of Château Margaux 1900 fetching £35,000, including buyer's premium, outpacing a pre-sale high estimate of £7,000. Burgundy’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti delivered the highest price in the sale, however. A three-bottle lot of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2005 sold for £56,250, including buyer’s premium (high estimate: £45,000).

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